2012 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final

The 2012 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 37th final of the Crown Prince Cup, a football tournament. It took place on 10 February 2012 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Hilal and Al-Ettifaq.[1] It was Al-Hilal's 12th Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Ettifaq's fifth final. This was the second meeting between these two clubs in the final after 2008. It was Al-Ettifaq's first final since 2008 and Al-Hilal's fifth final in a row.

2012 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Event2011–12 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Date10 February 2012 (2012-02-10)
VenueKing Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
RefereeNicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Attendance40,000
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2013

Al-Hilal won the match 2–1 to claim their eleventh Crown Prince Cup title and their fifth one in a row.[2]

Teams

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Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Hilal 11 (1964, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Al-Ettifaq 4 (1963, 1965, 2001, 2008)

Venue

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The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue. This was the eleventh Crown Prince Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987.[3] The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup.[4] Its current capacity is 68,752[5] and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Nassr, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.

Background

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Al-Hilal reached their twelfth final after a 2–0 win against Al-Ittihad.[6] This was Al-Hilal's fifth final in a row.

Al-Ettifaq reached their fifth final, after a 2–1 away win against Al-Ahli.[7] They reached their first final since 2008 when they finished as runners-up after losing to Al-Hilal.

This was the second meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final.[8] Al-Hilal won the previous meeting 2–0 in the 2008 final.[9] The two teams played each other once in the season prior to the final. The match ended in a 2–2 draw.[10]

Road to the final

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Al-Hilal Round Al-Ettifaq
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Al-Shoulla 6–1 (A) Round of 16 Al-Ansar 2–0 (H)
Al-Nassr 4–1 (H) Quarter-finals Najran 3–0 (H)
Al-Ittihad 2–0 (H) Semi-finals Al-Ahli 2–1 (A)

Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away

Match

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Details

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Al-Hilal2–1Al-Ettifaq
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Al-Hilal
 
 
 
 
 
 
Al-Ettifaq
GK 1   Khalid Sharahili
RB 2   Sultan Al-Bishi   45+1'
CB 3   Osama Hawsawi (c)
CB 25   Majed Al-Marshedi   83'
LB 13   Salman Al-Faraj
DM 21   Adil Hermach   50'
RM 99   Christian Wilhelmsson   25'
CM 10   Mohammad Al-Shalhoub   79'
CM 24   Nawaf Al-Abed   34'
LM 29   Salem Al-Dawsari
CF 7   Yoo Byung-soo   88'
Substitutes:
GK 30   Hassan Al-Otaibi
DF 4   Abdullah Al-Zori
DF 23   Hassan Khairat
MF 6   Mohammed Al-Qarni   79'
MF 15   Ahmed Al-Fraidi   25'
FW 16   Essa Al-Mehyani
FW 77   Saad Al-Harthi
Manager:
  Ivan Hašek
GK 32   Fayz Al-Sabiay
RB 70   Waleed Mahboob
CB 4   Carlos
CB 5   Sayaf Al-Bishi (c)
LB 66   Hassan Mudhafar   36'
RM 8   Yahya Al-Shehri
CM 6   Yahya Otain   42'
CM 11   Bruno Lazaroni
LM 9   Hamed Al-Hamed
CF 16   Yousef Al-Salem
CF 18   Sebastián Tagliabúe   56'
Substitutes:
GK 1   Mohammad Khouja
DF 3   Jamaan Al-Jamaan
DF 14   Ahmad Akash   36'   80'
MF 7   Abdulmutalib Al-Traidi   80'
MF 20   Sultan Al-Bargan
FW 10   Saleh Bashir
FW 99   Zamil Al-Sulim   56'
Manager:
  Branko Ivanković

Assistant referees:
Giorgio Niccolai (Italy)
Roberto Romagnoli (Italy)
Fourth official:
Marai Al-Awaji

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "الأمير نايف يرعى نهائي كأس ولي العهد بين الهلال والاتفاق".
  2. ^ "الهلال يهزم الاتفاق ويتوج بطلاً لكأس ولي العهد".
  3. ^ "افتتاح استاد الملك فهد الدولي".
  4. ^ "كأس الملك فهد للقارات محط أنظار العالم".
  5. ^ "استاد الملك فهد الدولي تحفة معمارية يستوعب 70 ألف متفرج".
  6. ^ "الهلال إلى نهائي كأس ولي العهد للعام الخامس على التوالي".
  7. ^ "الاتفاق بالأرجنتيني تيجالي.. أسقط الأهلي وطار للنهائي".
  8. ^ "نهائي مختلف وتخصص «أزرق»".
  9. ^ "كـأس ولــي العهــد هلاليـــة".
  10. ^ "Match history".
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